Car-starter



(Nb Model.)

N. J. ROBERTS. GAR STARTER.

No. 314,299. Patented Mar. 24, 1885.

- Q 1.7V VEJVTOR 55 JZZ Zerk .dttorney UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICEQ NEWELL J. ROBERTS, OF BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

CAR-STARTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 314,299, dated March 24,1885.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NEWELL J. ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Battle Creek, in the county of Calhoun and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Starters; and I do hereby declare that the follo wing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The present invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in car-starters;

and the object thereof is to provide means whereby the starting'of the car is greatly ft cilitated, less friction and wear in the mechanism, effective in its operation, and more -readily controlled than the car-starters in ordinary use.

The invention consists in the general construction and arrangement of parts, substantially as shown in the drawings, and hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which represents one end of a car with my improvement attached, A designates the body of the car,

and B the wheel, having a stationary hub, a,

fastened to center of the ear-axle. This hub is provided with a ratchet-Wheel, C, with which engages a pawl, b, pivoted to a movable, collar, D, said pawl having a downwardly-curved arm, 0, for attaching thereto a coiled spring, (I, the opposite end of the spring being connected to an arm, e, depending from the under side of the'car, or fastened by any other suitable means found most convenient. The collar D has an extension, f, to which is pivoted one end of a push-bar, g, the opposite end of said push-bar being in like manner pivoted to the lower end ofa crosslever, E, which is in turn pivoted to a suitable bracket, F, secured to the under side of the car. The upper end of the cross lever E has an elongated slot, 71, for attaching thereto the draw-bar G; or, if preferred, the slot may be dispensed with and the end of the draw-bar pivoted directly thereto. The draw'bar G has a spring, 2', coiled around it and bearing against shoulder k, to take off the strain when the draw-bar is working in the housing Z. A sprocketchain, H, passes over sprocket-wheels m 7t 0, one end thereof being connected to the crosslever E above its pivotal point, and the opposite end of the chain connected to the forward end of the car-bed. The sprocket-wheel m has its hearings in a stirrup, I, for throwing mechanism in gear, as shown in dotted lines.

The mechanism above described is very simple in construction, and can be controlled and operated with little trouble, the stirrup I be ing always in reach of the operator, and the "ear. b Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a car-starter, a draw-bar having a coiled spring, arranged as shown, a pivoted cross-le ver connected at its upper end to the drawbar and at its lower end to a push-bar, a stationary hub provided with a ratchet, a movable collar pivoted to the push-bar, and a pawl pivoted to the collar and controlled by a spring, in combination with a sprocket-chain connected to the oross-leverand passing over sprocket-wheels, one of which has its hearings in a stirrup to throw the mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

NEWELL J. ROBERTS. Witnesses:

GARRETT DECKER, JOHN H. PENNIMAN.

mechanism quickly and effectually brought in 

